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Pouch-like basket - decorated with 3 red seeds (?) and handle
Pouch-like basket - decorated with 3 red seeds (?) and handle
Object Number 40-43-30/2115
Display Title Pouch-like basket - decorated with 3 red seeds (?) and handle
Descriptions
Object Description Basket
Inventory Description Basket with strap across rim, made of coiled plaits of palm, 2 bean decorations
Classification
  • Package and Container
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Jamaica
Additional Geographic Terms West Indies
Materials Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 16 x 8.5 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-43-30/2115
Provenance
Collector Caroline Tiffany Dyer Swaim (1900-1940)
Collector Joseph S. Swaim (1900-1940)
Donor Stanley Swaim (1940)
Donor Donated by Roger Swaim (5/8/1940)
Donor Donated by Dr. Loring T. Swaim (5/8/1940)

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